SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):
                                 JANUARY 4, 2005

                                  EZCORP, INC.

             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)




                                                                             
             DELAWARE                                0-19424                            74-2540145
  (State or other jurisdiction of           (Commission File Number)                 (I.R.S. Employer
          incorporation)                                                           Identification No.)





                                                                            
                1901 CAPITAL PARKWAY
                   AUSTIN, TEXAS                                                  78746
      (Address of principal executive offices)                                 (Zip Code)



               Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

                                 (512) 314-3400


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ITEM 5.02.  ELECTION OF DIRECTOR

On January 4, 2005, EZCORP, Inc. issued a press release announcing the election
of a new Director to its Board of Directors. A copy of the press release is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.

ITEM 9.01.  EXHIBITS.

99       Press release dated January 4, 2005, issued by EZCORP, Inc.








SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                    EZCORP, INC.
                                    (Registrant)


Date: January 4, 2005                By:   /s/ Daniel N. Tonissen
                                     ------------------------------------
                                     (Signature)
                                     Senior Vice President, Chief Financial
                                     Officer, and Director















                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



      
99       Press release dated January 4, 2005, issued by EZCORP, Inc.

                                                                      EXHIBIT 99


                    EZCORP ANNOUNCES ELECTION OF NEW DIRECTOR


AUSTIN, TEXAS (JANUARY 4, 2005) -- EZCORP, Inc. (NASDAQ: EZPW) today announced
the election of Thomas C. Roberts to its Board of Directors.

Mr. Roberts is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and served
five years in a number of staff and command positions in the U.S. Army.

Mr. Roberts's civilian career began in 1969 with Schlumberger, a multi-national
electronics and oilfield services company. During sixteen years at Schlumberger,
Mr. Roberts progressed through multiple assignments including VP-Finance of
European Operations, Chairman and CEO of Schlumberger's publicly traded
electronics subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, EVP and Chief Financial Officer
of Schlumberger, and CEO of Schlumberger's worldwide electronics operations.
From 1985 to 1989, Mr. Roberts served on the Board of Directors and was
President and CEO of the Computer Systems and Services operations of Control
Data Corporation.

Retiring from corporate life in 1989, Mr. Roberts has spent the past 15 years as
a private investor and has served on several boards. Presently, he is Chairman
of Pensco, Inc., a San Francisco based financial services company. Mr. Roberts
resides in Austin, Texas.

EZCORP meets the short-term cash needs of the cash and credit constrained
consumer by offering convenient, non-recourse loans collateralized by tangible
personal property, commonly known as pawn loans, and short-term
non-collateralized loans, often referred to as payday loans. The Company also
sells merchandise, primarily collateral forfeited from its pawn lending
operations, to consumers looking for good value. Currently, the Company operates
280 EZPAWN and 165 EZMONEY Payday Loan stores, 128 of which adjoin an EZPAWN
location.

For additional information, contact Dan Tonissen at (512) 314-2289.